November is here again, and you know what that means.
NaNoWriMo is here too. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and
both frightens and excites writers by turns. I will not be participating in the
official NaNoWriMo this year, but have plans to write, in some capacity, daily.
I will not be working on a novel (at least not
consistently). Instead, my writing will include blogging, drafting and writing
children’s books, editing said books, and perhaps working on one of the two
novels I have in progress at this time.
In hopes that I am not the only writer who is working on
something other than a novel this month, but still craves the support and
writer to writer interaction that comes with NaNoWriMo, I have created the
hashtag #nottherealnanowrimo on Twitter for the rest of us to interact and
support one another in whatever our personal goals are for this month.
There are no rules, but a few guidelines:
1.
Write something—Anything: poetry, kid’s books,
novels, or blog posts. It all counts. Editing also counts. The point here is
progress.
2.
Be courteous. We are here for support of our
fellow writers. No trolls please.
3.
Search the hashtag when you can, and respond to
someone. Offer encouragement.
4.
Please keep posts G or PG-rated.
Today, I edited my finished children’s book. I tweaked some
scenes a bit, and got rid of some fluff. I plan to send this book to my editor
soon, and my illustrator is already hard at work on the illustrations. I would
like to have it completed and self-published before Christmas, but this is the
first for me, so it may not quite happen on my timetable.
What are you working on? Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year,
or will you join us at Not the Real NaNoWriMo?
